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Join us for a week of animation and more. In Animation All Stars, kids will learn about:

Animation terminology

Storyboarding and storytelling

Character planning and drawing

Traditional animation

Stop-motion animation

Computer-based animation

Even if kids have already taken one of our animation classes before, they will learn something new in this camp, and have an opportunity to take their skills to the next level.

There is a $10 Lab Fee for this camp, which will be added to your cart when you register. The lab fee covers the cost of materials that kids will use to build their own characters and sets.

This camp is for kids who were in grades K through 8 during the 2018-19 school year. The grade level groups for tickets might not be how we group kids for this camp, but will help us with grouping. If we have room, we can sometimes move kids between groups, but will do so only with instructor approval. Let us know if you have a specific request.

Kids should bring the following each day:

Nut-free lunch and snacks

Water bottle

This camp is Monday through Friday, 9am-4pm. Before and after care may be available for an additional cost. Please let us know if you need them when you register.

In this fun camp for K-2 kids, we will build in Minecraft and the real world. Kids will learn how to make their own Minecraft skins and texture packs, to really customize their worlds. They will also learn how to use redstone and commands to add interactivity to their builds. We will also have guided build challenges in Minecraft. For real-world stuff, kids will spend part of the day in the STEAM Lab, learning how what they do in Minecraft can translate to the real world.

When you register for this camp, a $10 Lab Fee will be added to your cart. This will cover the cost of materials used in the STEAM Lab, including several take-home projects.

This camp is specifically for kids who completed K-2 in the 2018-2019 school year. If you have an older child who is very interested, please check with us, but we do also have robotics camp for older kids this week. There is no coding or modding in this camp.

Kids should bring the following with them each day of camp:

Nut-free lunch and snacks

Water bottle

Headphones

Camp meets daily, 9am-4pm. We will add before and after care if there’s interest, so please note in your registration if you are interested.

Minecraft Accounts

Kids must have their own Minecraft: Java Edition accounts for this camp. This account is required, and we cannot create accounts for your children, so please create one in advance. If you have more than one child attending this camp, each child must have his or her own account. You can purchase an account at: https://minecraft.net/en-us/store/minecraft/

Kids who attended the June YouTube Stars camp can still attend this one! They will do an internet safety refresher, and then get started with planning their videos.

Does your child want to be the next YouTube super star? Let us show them the ropes! This camp teaches real-world video production skills. Kids will learn how to:

Stay safe on the Internet, and in their videos

Plan their videos, including storyboarding and scripting

Record and edit their videos

Export videos for YouTube

The types of videos we create will be up to the kids, based on their planning, but usually include some of the following:

Challenge videos

DIY Tutorials

Interviews with their classmates

Music Video or Roleplay

Game Walkthroughs, Tutorials, and “Let’s Play” videos – We have Minecraft and Roblox on all of our computers, and Fortnite on some of them; if your child would like to do another game that works on Windows computers (max ESRB rating of T), let us know, and we’ll see if we can get the necessary licensing.

We typically upload all videos to the Coder Kids Club YouTube Channel, because technically, your kids aren’t old enough for their own YouTube channels! If your child does have a YouTube channel, he or she can bring in a flash drive and grab his or her videos, to upload with you at home.

Important: Each student needs a USB headset with microphone for this class. We very highly recommend this one: http://amzn.to/29e7B72. We know that particular headset works every time with our hardware and software. If you want your child to use a different headset, please make sure it’s USB, and not 3.5mm headphone and microphone jacks. If your child isn’t using the recommended headset, you will need to stick around when we record with the headsets (at least once), to get it working properly with our hardware and software, or your child might just have to use the mic on the computer (background noise, ick!). Please make sure your child’s headset is clearly labeled with his or her name on it, and bring it to and from class each week.

This camp is for kids who were in grades K through 8 during the 2018-19 school year. We split kids into groups based on their grade level and experience. Please note that the grade ranges listed for tickets might not be the ranges we use for the groups. If we have room, we can sometimes move kids between groups, but will do so only with instructor approval.

This camp is Monday through Friday, 9am-4pm. Before and after care may be available for an additional cost. Please let us know if you need them when you register.

Kids should bring the following with them each day:

A nut-free lunch and snacks

A water bottle

Headphones

Game Accounts

During this camp, kids can use game accounts on the computers. We cannot create accounts for your kids. Kids should have their login information memorized and written down for reference. Need to create an account?

When you drop your child off, we will have forms for you to fill out your child’s account information (if needed), and indicate which games they are allowed to use and/or play. If your child does not have an account, or is not allowed to use a specific game, we will provide alternate activities.

Does your child want to be the next YouTube super star? Let us show them the ropes! This camp teaches real-world video production skills. Kids will learn how to:

Stay safe on the Internet, and in their videos

Plan their videos, including storyboarding and scripting

Record and edit their videos

Export videos for YouTube

The types of videos we create will be up to the kids, based on their planning, but usually include some of the following:

Challenge videos

DIY Tutorials

Interviews with their classmates

Music Video or Roleplay

Game Walkthroughs, Tutorials, and “Let’s Play” videos – We have Minecraft and Roblox on all of our computers, and Fortnite on some of them; if your child would like to do another game that works on Windows computers (max ESRB rating of T), let us know, and we’ll see if we can get the necessary licensing.

We typically upload all videos to the Coder Kids Club YouTube Channel, because technically, your kids aren’t old enough for their own YouTube channels! If your child does have a YouTube channel, he or she can bring in a flash drive and grab his or her videos, to upload with you at home.

Important: Each student needs a USB headset with microphone for this class. We very highly recommend this one: http://amzn.to/29e7B72. We know that particular headset works every time with our hardware and software. If you want your child to use a different headset, please make sure it’s USB, and not 3.5mm headphone and microphone jacks. If your child isn’t using the recommended headset, you will need to stick around when we record with the headsets (at least once), to get it working properly with our hardware and software, or your child might just have to use the mic on the computer (background noise, ick!). Please make sure your child’s headset is clearly labeled with his or her name on it, and bring it to and from class each week.

This camp is for kids who were in grades K through 8 during the 2018-19 school year. We split kids into groups based on their grade level and experience. Please note that the grade ranges listed for tickets might not be the ranges we use for the groups. If we have room, we can sometimes move kids between groups, but will do so only with instructor approval.

This camp is Monday through Friday, 9am-4pm. Before and after care may be available for an additional cost. Please let us know if you need them when you register.

Kids should bring the following with them each day:

A nut-free lunch and snacks

A water bottle

Headphones

Game Accounts

During this camp, kids can use game accounts on the computers. We cannot create accounts for your kids. Kids should have their login information memorized and written down for reference. Need to create an account?

When you drop your child off, we will have forms for you to fill out your child’s account information (if needed), and indicate which games they are allowed to use and/or play. If your child does not have an account, or is not allowed to use a specific game, we will provide alternate activities.

Does your child love Roblox? Minecraft? Fortnite? Sign him or her up for our Friday night Gamer Club! The only pre-requisite is a desire to play. Kids can play on computers, tablets, or consoles.

Food is not included for this club, but kids can bring their own, nut-free dinners if they don’t eat before drop-off.

Participants for this club need their own accounts to play games that require them, including Roblox, FortNite, and/or a Minecraft. We cannot create accounts for your kids, but we can help you create one when you bring your child to the office. If your child already has an account, make sure he or she knows the username and password.

What’s a membership? When you purchase a membership “ticket,” you will be charged the listed price every month, and the child listed on the membership will be able to attend each session of that particular club while the membership is active. You don’t need to purchase individual tickets for that child. Members also get other benefits. Learn more about memberships.

Want to try it before you sign up for a membership? Register for a FREE 30-minute preview session, or a 90-minute drop-in session. The dated tickets listed for the event are drop-in tickets.

Learn to code by programming robots. Kids will have access to many of our programmable robots, including Botley, Dash & Dot, Cue, Ozobo Evo & Bit, LEGO WeDo, LEGO Mindstorms. They will work through fun activities and challenges, to learn how to get their robots to do all kinds of cool stuff.

This club is appropriate for kids in grades pre-K-8. We will give the kids age-appropriate activities to work on during each session of the club.

Kids who want to take their problem solving and programming skills to the next level can join or start a competition team (additional fees may apply) in the fall. Competition teams can meet during the club time, but might need additional time for practice, which will be arranged when the team forms. Some teams require additional fees, and some require quite a bit of parent participation. Let us know if your child is interested. If your child joins outside of competition season, but is interested in joining a team for the next season, we can give him or her the challenges from the previous year to work on, and prepare.

What’s a membership? When you purchase a membership “ticket,” you will be charged the listed price every month, and the child listed on the membership will be able to attend each session of that particular club while the membership is active. You don’t need to purchase individual tickets for that child. Members also get other benefits. Learn more about memberships.

Want to try it before you sign up for a membership? Register for a FREE 30-minute preview session, or a 90-minute drop-in session. The dated tickets listed for the event are drop-in tickets.

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